Snow Removal Policy & Procedures

The City's snow removal policy was created to establish an order of priority for removal of snow from public streets and parking lots. The priority list is as follows:

Trunklines

Major streets

Local streets

City-owned parking lots

City alleys

The objective of the City's standard operating procedures for snow removal is to establish an efficient and cost-effective protocol for winter maintenance of public streets and parking lots.

DPS will service parking areas after trunklines and major and local streets have been cleared, and the snow event is over. During a snow event with less than 3 inches of snowfall, while addressing trunklines and major/local streets, DPS will make a pass down the center of each row in the parking lots and the main thoroughfares of city-owned parking lots.Procedure:

During snow emergencies, the City of Ypsilanti is divided into three overlapping areas which each contain a section of trunkline as well as major and local streets:

If snow fall exceeds 3 inches, parking lots will be cleared within 48 hours after snowfall has ended. A crew will be brought in between 3:00 am and 6:00 am to clear parking lots of snow.

Parking lot entrances will be posted 24 hours prior to clearing, using the following signage: “No Parking between 3:00 am-6:00 am, Violators Will Be Towed,” with the date specified for the morning the snow will be cleared from the parking lot.

Residential parking permit holders will not be ticketed or towed from on-street parking while lots are being cleared of snow.

Parking cutouts in the downtown area (Michigan Avenue and one block north and south of Michigan Ave.) will be posted with “No Parking, Tow Away from 3:00 am to 6:00 am." Ypsilanti Police Department will have violators towed to allow the DPS crew to remove snow from these areas.

Residential parking permit holders will be notified in advance by the DDA via internet and or e-mail to use on-street parking other than parking cut-outs.